This week, millions of Christians across the world are reflecting on the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. This is Holy Week. On April 5th, Christians will gather in small pockets of churches scattered over the world to celebrate our risen Lord and King, Jesus.
A man named Jesus, who claimed to be God and the promised Messiah, rode into Jerusalem on a donkey on the first day of Holy Week. By Thursday, he was falsely accused, arrested, and found guilty. He was flogged, beaten, crucified, and died on a Roman cross. He was buried in a borrowed tomb and on the third day rose to life and walked out of the grave. What if this is true?
Paul said it was of most importance and “If Christ has not been raised, your faith is worthless, you are still in your sins” (1 Corinthians 15:17). Was Christ the son of God? Was He the Messiah? Lee Strobel has a particularly good way to remember the proof. Here’s Strobel’s Four E’s.[1]
- Executed – Jesus died on a Roman Cross. The Romans were exceptionally good at executing people on the cross. Jesus died.
- Early – The creed found in 1 Corinthians 15:3-8 is an early creed of the church. Paul probably wrote the letter around AD 54.
- Empty Tomb – There is no good alternative story. The tomb was empty.
- Eyewitnesses – Paul is again helpful when he writes, there were many people Jesus appeared to after his resurrection and “most of them are still alive…” (1 Corinthians 15:5-7).
Consider these things and join us on Easter Sunday, as we ask, “What if?” What if the tomb is empty? What if Jesus really is the Son of God and the promised Messiah? If it’s true, it changes everything.
[1] I saw this first on Patrick Shreiner’s X post, @pj_schreiner, on March 23, 2026.
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